ELECTRIC WIRE HUSTLE & LITTLE BUSHMAN with Soulsystem, Hera and House of Mountain
Sunday 4 March

Deans Bush, Riccarton, 2pm - 7pm

Early bird tickets $39.50

Very Limited Gate Sales

VIP tickets $95.50 includes private seating with tables and chairs, shade, toilets, bar, allocated parking (first 50). Entry to after party and hosting. Limited to first 120.

Tickets at www.cosmicticketing.co.nz

No BYO Alcohol, glass or dogs.

ROAR, Outdoor event, will go ahead rain or shine

Last September saw Little Bushman & EWH team up for two sell out nights of vibrant psychedelic and soulful music at one of Wellington’s premier live venues, the San Francisco Bathhouse. Both bands and audiences alike enjoyed it so much they thought it best to take it on the road and bring it to the fans in Christchurch

"I'm pretty excited about these next shows with EWH - I reckon it’s a perfect eclectic match for the audience to bliss out on and the last SFBH shows were electrifying. It’s all about the fans... I wish I could be in the crowd, drowning in the frequencies - mean!" ..says LB’s Warren Maxwell.

This show marks the final performance in New Zealand for Electric Wire Hustle this summer before they head onto Europe for 6 months via stop offs in Australia and the USA. EWH are very excited to share some new material from their forthcoming sophmore album with the homecrowd before taking it international with performances at WOMAD in Adelaide and SXSW in Austin, Texas in March.

After the release of their 3rd studio album Te Oranga, Little Bushman wowed audiences throughout Australia, including the prestigious Byron Bay Bluesfest and are currently planning a return in mid 2012.

"We're mad excited about this year. SXSW is going to be nuts. Austin is so rich with music and the festival is a massive opportunity for us. We've been on lock down in the studio for months and we've got a load of new material we're looking forward to debuting on tour. Heading on the road with the Bushies is going to be an awesome end to summer. Playing alongside them is always awesome and freaky at the same time - like a little bit of Kaitaia fire!" says EWH's Taay Ninh

Both bands are looking forward to the opportunity to play in Christchurch where they will perform in the beautiful garden setting of Deans Bush, the location of Riccarton House that was badly damaged in the earthquakes.

"We really wanted to get down and see our people in Christchurch but have had such difficulty securing a venue! says EWH manager Hayley. Taste Events at Riccarton House have staged a series of outdoor concerts at Deans Bush to provide some entertainment and fun to Christchurch citizens and to help Taste Catering survive until the house can be rebuilt.

" They reached out to us just in time and everyone is really keen to support the cause." adds Hayley.
"We have traveled a lot during the last few years" says Taay "but this will be our longest stint away from New Zealand to date, so we want to leave everyone at home with something memorable.

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Celebrate St Patricks Day! Christchurch Farmers Market, Guinness Public House, Irish Dancing, buskers, Sunday Artisan Market, Children’s Entertainment, live music, great food plus much more

Saturday 17th March 9am - 4pm

9am - 12noon - Christchurch Farmers Market

9am - Irish Coffee Stall - open until 4pm

9am - Irish Bread Making Demonstration

10am - 12noon - Facepainting - Cheeky Monkeys

10.30am - Kids Market Tour with Jamie Bennett - bookings essential limited to 12 children (please email your details to us and we will randomly select children to go on the tour This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

11am - Irish Dancing - Kay-Hallissey Irish Dancers

11.30am - Guided Bush Tour with Ranger John Moore

12.30pm - Irish Stew Demonstration

1.30pm - Baileys Ice Cream Demonstration

1.45pm - Brendan Dooley Magician Show

2.30pm - Irish Dancing - Kay-Hallissey Irish Dancers

3.00pm - Brendan Dooley Magician Show

Guinness Public House - open until 4pm

Sunday 18th March 11am - 3pm

11am – 3pm - Sunday Artisan Market

11am – 3pm - Bouncy Castle

11am – 3pm – Irish Coffee Stall, Guinness Public House

11am – 3pm - Quilts in the park - run by the Canterbury Patchwork and Quilting Guild and Christchurch Quilting

11am - 2pm - Big Bike Tune Up

11.30am - 2.30pm - City Library Story Time - every half hour

11.30am - Kids Pizza Making - bookings essential limited to 12 children, please email us with child’s name and age This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

12noon - 2pm- Face painting

12.30pm - Irish Bistro Lunch - Irish stew and colcannon w soda bread $16.50 – (Bookings preferred but not essential)

1.00pm - Brendan Dooley Magician Show

A Belgium bistro dining experience crafted by the talented Riccarton House Bistro Chefs to kick start our Belgium festive weekend. The menu will include artisan Bread, mussels, steak, frites, waffles, chocolate, beer and more…once the chefs have tasted the beers and matched with food the menu will go online. Book early as limited space for this one off dining experience.

Tickets $85 per person, Riccarton House Marquee, 16 Kahu Road

For Bookings contact us on 348 6190 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Test Drive with Devilish Mary

Thursday 16^th February, 5pm till late

Riccarton House and Bush Marquee, 16 Kahu Road

Free Entry

$5 beer, $15 meals dinner bookings advised

Devilish Mary and The Holy Rolers (6.30pm till 8.30pm)

Imagine this if you will... you're in a small town dancehall, sometime in 1930s Texas. It's hot, the beer and the bourbon are flowing, and it's packed to the rafters with people wanting to dance away the hard times. All that's needed is the music to get them moving. Thankfully, Dev'lish Mary and her Lame Horse Layabouts are here, tuning up their instruments for an evening's wild and raucous country dance music. Blending foot-stomping Western Swing tunes with Gypsy Jazz stylings, fiery fiddle tunes and a few slow-dance torch songs, they'll have you smiling and swirling till you collapse in a dishevelled heap on the sawdust floor.

Devilish Mary (that's Miss Anita Clark to you) will be sawing up a Kansas summer storm on her fiddle, and stealing your heart with her soaring, sultry singing. She'll be ably assisted by John (Boy) Sneddon, thumping and slapping his Grandaddy's big double bass, and Mister Simon Gregory plucking and strumming on his shiny red guitar like a man possessed.

After a hard day in the cotton fields or the telegraph office, this is what everyone's been waiting for, to hear the hot new musical styles of the '30s, and forget their woes for one more evening... Dev'lish Mary and the Cold Hearted Scoundrels are here to play for you. 

Contact 03 348 6190 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for bookings

When: Saturday 18^th February 2pm – 9pm

Restrictions: R18

Tickets $10 – includes beertopia tasting glass, entertainment and entry fee (beer additional)

Booking Fees apply for online or credit card payments

Door Sales $20 – subject to availability

Credit card and eftpos facilities available on the day

Buy Tickets Online - www.feastofcanterbury.co.nz

The Christchurch Belgium beer and mussel festival offers the opportunity to discover some of Belgium’s best beers served by local beer enthusiasts. Some of the beers on offer include Leffe, Hoogaarden, Stella Artois (we will have a special batch imported all the way from Belgium in 750 ml bottles) all on tap. There will also be some interesting bottled beers available. We will also have our very own Paul McGurk from Wigram Brewing Company brew a special one off inspired Belgium beer for this event.

Entrance is only $10, includes beertopia glass and beer prices are very reasonable!

Live music from 2pm - featuring:

Hera, Happiness Stan, Lupus Luna, The Unfaithful Ways, Soulsystem, House of Mountain

Other events include:

3pm – Mussel Cooking Demonstration

4pm - Beer and chocolate matching

5pm – Beer thoughts from Paul McGurk of Wigram Brewing co

Tapas Style Food is on offer throughout the day with smoked mussel platters, mussel and saffron soup, mussel fritters, 1kg steamed mussels, mussel and fish kebabs, mussel fennel and saffron potato’s, mussel paella and lest we forget the humble potato as our chefs will make an array of pommes frites and aioli.

So Pucker-up and break-out the Tums for this beer adventure matched by no other!

Supported by:

The Taste Events Company is holding a Christmas Appeal for the Christchurch City Mission that will run from the 1st - 23rd December 2011. For the month of December the Riccarton House Bistro marquee will have Christmas theming complete with real Christmas Tree. We are asking the public to donate non- perishable items and toys or gifts suitable for children, to put under the Christmas Tree, which will be given to the City Mission in time for Christmas.

The marquee will be open 7 days from 11am – 3pm during the Riccarton House Bistro lunch service hours.

Please contact us on 03 348 6190 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information

Taste Events Co are running a week of Christmas Markets from Monday 19^th December to Friday 23^rd December. Each day the market will run from 4pm – 7pm and will be a combination of the Christchurch Farmers Market and the Sunday Artisan Market. On offer will be a selection of Arts and crafts stalls, Christmas goodies, local music, the Stella Artois Garden Bar, Christmas carols and much more. The Riccarton House Bistro will also be serving food during the markets. The markets are a great opportunity to buy fresh produce for your Christmas dinner, find the perfect gift or simply relax and enjoy the stunning grounds of Riccarton House and Bush.

Date: Monday 19th - Friday 23rd December

Time: 4pm - 7pm daily

Saturday 15th October, from 10.30am

Discover the yummiest food in Canterbury, grown or made: Close to Home Foodie Tour

The Potluck Club is holding a two-part tour called "Close to home" open to anyone in Christchurch, especially student-age foodies, which starts at Christchurch Farmers' Market and ends at Presenting Canterbury.

Close to home is a free tour for Christchurch foodlovers to sample & support some of our local food heroes while meeting some other Christchurch foodies. You can meet us at whatever time suits you on the day, so you can come to one part only if you want. To make your life easy, bring cash with you on the day for breakfast/lunch or impulse buys! You do not need to be a member of The Potluck Club to join us, so invite any of your friends who are interested, or do your own tour with your friends.